Impact Investing Congress 2017 – Learnings for Switzerland

On January 24th 2017 the 2nd Impact Investing Congress took place at Grünenhof Zurich.
Impact Investing in Switzerland

Sabine Doebeli, CEO, Swiss Sustainable Finance, and participant in the panel ‘What is next for the Swiss Impact Investing Field’ on the Impact Investing Congress on 24 January in Zurich gives some insights about Impact Investing in Switzerland.
Intrapreneuership as Driving Force for Corporate Innovation

Penny Schiffer, Head of Startup Initiatives, Swisscom, will hold the workshop ‘Intrapreneurship as Driving Force for Corporate Innovation’ on the Congress on Impact Investing on 24 January 2017.
A Look at Impact Investing in the UK

Caroline Mason, Chief Executive, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, will hold the workshop ‘Building an Impact Investing Market – 10 years of practice and learning’ on the Congress on Impact Investing on 24 January 2017.
Impact Investing in the DACH Region

Dr. Martin Vogelsang, Germany Country Representative, EVPA, will talk about ‘Impact Investing Trends from the European Market’ on the Congress on Impact Investing on 24 January 2017.
Learning about Impact Investing Strategies

Franziska Schaefermeyer, an Investment Manager, Tengelmann Ventures, will hold the workshop ‘Best Practice from a Corporate VC’ on the Congress on Impact Investing on 24 January 2017.
Mainstreaming Impact Investing

Jessica Ground, Global Head of Stewardship, Schroders, will hold the workshop ‘Mainstreaming Impact Investing – A role for listed securities?’ on the Congress on Impact Investing on 24 January 2017.
seif Impact Investing Congress

More than 130 professionals from the impact investing world attended the kickoff Impact Investing Congress organized by seif in Zurich on January 19th, 2016.
Dimensions to Investment Patterns

Hedda Pahlson-Moller is a Business Angel focusing on Social Investing. Hedda currently holds board positions with the European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA) and the European Business Angel Network (EBAN), leading the Impact Investing Committee.
Impact Investing in Europe

Karen Wilson has been working at the OECD since 2009 where her work has focused on innovation, entrepreneurship, finance, and most recently social impact investment.